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OUGHT MILLIONS
fHE CALEDONIAN-RECORD
The Weather
Fair tonight and prob
ably Saturday. No
chance in temperature.
Light variablo winds.
A Newspaper Covering
the fìntil e Northeast Sec
tion of Vermont State
Kvery Working Day,
LATEST EDITION
VOI V NUMHER 51
ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, FRI DAY, AUGUST27, 1920
PRICE TWO CENTS
.ALLA,
A VE PONZI $200
IM
Night of Wild and Glorious
Pleasure Opens Centennial
Celebration at Orlean
l'ho four day Centennial Celebration, marking the
one lumdredth anniversaiy of the foimcling of Orleans
was opened Thursday evening amid a wild rcjgn of
gaiety. Never bofore in the history of this progressive
little villa
:uis .elicli a tremondous
eiowd thrcngod the strcots to par
tecipate in i.'.i observanre of any na
tine. I'omp and ccroniony was en
tiiely larking, but the fa et remains
tjiat cvti'v r.uin, woman and chiù! in
town had "t he timo of bis life". lie
strietions were cast to the- four winds
and as a i esult, evoi y merry-maker
nlaxeil, and just aetod erazy.
lt is estimateci that more tlian
4,(100 peisons Jrom various sections
ni the eo'.inty and state narucipatod
in the gran I jubilee. Voline: and old
mixed togother in perfeet bannony,
ali bent on one ihing, and that was
huving o ìc grand, glorious timo.
Automoliles were parkod for
bloeks alone; the lower pai't of the
Mairi stroe'. and also on the side
strcots. Many folks drove in from
the country in tennis wbile it is noi
unlikely that stili more "hikod" in
from sui rounditi" territories.
One remarkablo tli injj- in connec
tion with the celebration which I
should be mentioned is the excellent j
wav in which the crowd behaved on j
the streets.
Deputy Sheiff Frank Pailin of j
Orleans, Deputy Sheriir George Jen
nings of Barlon and live succiai m-
lice we.-o dologatod to hnndle the l
throng. Strade to sav there was not (
a pimelo romiilaint from anv sor. ree, !
which only j.vocs to show that a la ivo
crowd can thoroughk- enjoy them
selvos without becoming obnoxious.
SlierifT Pa-lin was more than pleased
with the fine wav in which everyone
conducted hiniself artd he exprèssod
no none tnr.t cvervthmg would
fonvard s moothlv durine- the
mainino: day of the" celebration.
co
re-
v ThrouK'h a mistake the
CALEDONIAN-RECORD
i-lated that the
BASEBALL GAME
between
BARRE and FAIRBANKS
would be played Friday.
.The pime takes place
SATURDAY
at the Campus
Read thc'Baseball ad on page 4
From which you
VI
We have on sale a nice little assortment of late Summer
Suits which are meeting very favorable comment.
VH
The ekoery greoting "Orleans In-
! vites ina to . t ome to Orleans
brought rosults in ILe wav of pettini?
oulsidors to visit the villane du'ing
the celebration. 1 copie from Ballon,
Si. Johnsbury, North Troy and oth
c : idaees are in town to alterni the
bij.; doings.
The celebiation was oflicially
opi-ned in Post Obice squaro at 7
o clock Tbursday evening. The
ni.rht's program included a band con
cfit by the augmented Orleans Town
U:i:id, a Street carnival in which
about 50 nersons pai ticipaled and
j t-,vo dances, one at the Opera house
;u:d the other at Pylhian Hall,
j Thr band concert was e.-.peciaily
fine. The band was sciite:! on a huge
j baiti stand ereetod in front of the
! l'..-t oilieo. Bit-achei- seats, with a cu-
paciiy ot about 0(1(1 were built in
i tront of the Valloy House, prineipal
! iv for the u-o of the ladies. Every
-e::', was packed and the trov
(i or 8 l'eri deei) alon' the st:
(1 stood
eet and
sidewalks.
AH of the purticipants in the
r.i.il were uootl, but ome were
cai
bei
tt . than
'fboso
Clowns:
others.
in the Carnival included:
Miss Mildrc'l Hanscom, Mis
Mae. Willey, Miss Minnie Stannard.
beatrice Stearns, Miss Froda
SU'arns. Miss Po; sis Stearns, Mr.
Blanee Harris, Mrs. Jean Swett, Mrs.
Ella Wilson Mrs. Gladys Joslyn and
Mrs. Muriel Brooks.
Pierrtten: Miss Thelma Stearns,
Miss Veni Richardson, Miss Fvan
res Rennett", and Miss Marion Chaf-
I loc.
Gypsy Girls: Mrs. Eertha Bullard.
' Miss Ruth Churchill, Miss Rem
' Miss Clarabclle Sheldon, and Miss
j Gertrude Vv'heeler.
( Spanish Giils: Miss Viva Potter,
; Miss Mildred Ordwav and Miss Doris
1 Dickens.
Devil: Miss Dorothv Harris.
Jockeys: Miss Mattie Gauvin and
! Miss Clemma Converse.
Cow Girls: Miss Elennor Lyon,
Miss Gertrude Heath, Miss Evelyn
Kinney, and Miss Pauline Richanl
; .--on.
I I-olIies: Miss Priscilla Alden, Miss
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SET OUR
Coiiiter
can procure your Gingham, Voiles, Towels, etc.
Onusual Prices on Raincoats
TRUCK BREAKS
THRGUGH BRIDGE
AT WATERFORD
Aulomobilists Over Roosc-
SIl Trai Must Detour
?T lo Monroe, N. H.
Travolti
')ver
the Koosevelt Ilih-
wav irom
!?.. 'Sdohr.sbury iato New
Hampshire wiliiyor a few
wiìk xir a tew oays oe
forced to talee a detour across
the
(;onnecticut Uiver bridge at Barnet
instead of Waterford on account of
a il accident to the Waterford bridge.
At about 2 o'clock on Thursdayafter
noon, a truck belonging- to a New
Hampshire lumbering' finn broke
through the plankinp- of the bridge,
which has receivcd a lot of heavy
traflic this summer. The truck had
a heavy load of lumber, chainod on,
and as it was bouud cast across the
bridge, the rear wheels broke
through. But for the faét that the
long- lumber protruded over the rear
of the truck body, the truck and its
driver, whose identitv could not be
aseertained, would have been plung-i
ed into the river below, but the lum
ber caught and held the vehicle from
sinking clear through. It is now in
the Waterford bridge.
Immediatoly afetr the accident.
Fred Follansb- of St. jDhnsbury with
his young son, Robert, and Mr.
Fritz,' a traveling- man, cime upor
the scene, bound for the Follansb
home on Main Street, in St. Johns
bury. They carne just too late to
cross the bridge, and while they in
spected the damage, and made sure
that no one was hurt, a large num
ber of other automobile bound in
both directions collected at both ends
of the bridge.
The numbtr of cars that pass over
the bridge daily cannot be estimateti,
but it is almost certain that a largc
number succeede 1 in crossine: il
vvithout mishan on Thursday before
the truck broke through, and it is
genei ally hi lieved that the truck was
overloaderì. It is "possible that weak
planking. which hi's been badly worn
by the continuous stream of tourists'
aiitomobilcs, was responsible.
The dotour through Barnet bridge
involves about ten miles more of rDad
fhan the direct route along- the
Roosevelt highwav through Water
forti, antl p.irt of it is on poorer
road. After crossing the Barnet
bridge, the route leads directly up the
New Hampshire side of the Connecti
cut River to the Waterford end of
the broken bridge, and thence by
main road. If anv party, going as far
as Littleton desi re to keep on o-ood
road, its route would be to Woods
ville and thence to Littleton addir.g
20 miles to the fornici- distance.
RECEIVERS OF PONZI
SEEK RETURN OF $50,000
BOSTON, Aug. 27 The receiver
in bankruptcy of Charles Ponzi took
legai steps today to add to his assets
the suiti of $5(),)00 which he is alleged
to have paid Joseph Daniels in settle
ment of a suit by Daniels to estab
lish a partnership interest in the
Securities Exchange Co. Daniels in
his suit alleged that he loaned Ponzi
the $200 which starteli the "Get Rich
Cuick (Jperator" in business.
The reeeivors action is in the forni
of a bill of etjuity to have Daniels
by an ortkr of the court curn over
to the reccivers the money he had
from Ponzi. Tlicy allcge that at the
t ime the settlement was made Ponzi
was insolvent antl that the settlement
was fradulent and intended to .lefraud
other creditors. The receivers claim
ed that Daniels gave no valiti consid
eiation for the transfer.
Stale Board of Education
Removcs Supt. Young
The State Board of Education by
a unanimous vote have taken action
in the case of Supt. W. H. Young
and ho has been removed as superin
tontlent of the St. Johnsbury public
schools to tako etfect Scpt. 1. This
ends a somcwhat complicateti silua
tion which first became known when
Commissioner Hillegas asked for
Supt, Young's resignation in the .
,-pring. .
The St. Johnsbury school directors
mett the Sfitte Board mi Education
next week to complete the arrange
nn nts for Mr. Young's successo!-. C.
C. Hitchcock o Syracu-e. N. Y., w ili
be. the now superintendent and is ex
pocted bere next week. Ile has been
an inspcetor in the schools of New.
York state where he has also served
is an instructor and principal.
"OLD STUFF" DECLARES
BOSTON NEWSPAPER
READER IN DISGUST
"Old Stufi"' saitl a Boston
daily newspaper leader when he
picked up his Boston paper at
4 o'clock yesterday atternoon.
He read Ibis big heatlline: Suf
frago probably will be Proclaim
etl Today." Nearly two hours
before his Boston paper reachtd
town on the afternoon train.ho
had read in the Caledonian
Record "Signs Efiual Suffrago
Bill. Women Win Compleje Vie
tory and Can Now Register for
Presidential Elcction." The
story told of Secretary Colby
having signed the Woman Suf
frago proclarnation.
In another column of the Bos
ton paper he read: "Predict
Tumble in Price of Goal." In the
Calodonian-Record he read what
the prices in Boston actually
were and that they had been
boosted instead of dropped. As
Boston sets the New England
prices he began to worry about
his coal supply.
The rapidly increasing cir
culation of the Caledonian-Re-conl
is a testimonial to the fact
that Northern Vermont is now
firmly convinced that they do not
have to depend upon Democratic
Boston papers to get the real
news, while it is news. You get
the big news of the world, the
State news antl ali the home
town news While It Is News, in
the Caledonian-Record.
Order your copy today as we
are selline; out about every
night and many disappointed
people have failed to get their
paper because they were not
regular customers.
School
For BOYS
Goodyear Welt Stitchdown
Boys' Calf Shoes
Girls' Gun Metal Shoes
Our School Shoes are gaining new friends
every day. Parents are quick to appreciate the coirj
bination of style, comfort and wear at a minimum
cost.
Leather inpiersoles, Leather counters and Leath
er box toes.
ASSELIN BROS.
VAIL SCHOOL
MAY GO TO
THE INST1TUTE
State Board Will Recom
niend that Lcgislatiut;
Take This Action
The Sitate Board of Education ha i
an importuni conferonce at Lyntlon
viile Thursday evening antl as a re
sult will recommend to the next leg
islature that the Vail School of
Agriculture, which the late Theo. N.
Vail deeded to t,he state some six
ycars ago, be given up and that the
pioperty revert to Lyndon lnstitute.
The State Board inviteli to this
coni'erence a half tlozen representa
tive farmers from ali parls of the
state, including W. N. Cady, of Mitl
dbbury, F. H. Bickfortl of Bradford,
F. L. Davis of Hartford, G. A. Da
vis of Rullanti town, Horatio E.
Luce ol Pomfret and E. S. Brigham,
State Commissioner of Agriculture
from St. Albans. These mon made
a thorough investigation of the Vai!
i'arms ail properlies Thursday after
noon. Latei in conference with the
State board they gave as their judg
mer.t that the bost intercsts ot the
state woultl bo served by abandon
ing the Vail school and i'arms and al
lowing these properties to revert un
der the terms ot the deed of gift to
Lyndon lnstitute.
Acting on their counsel the State
Bearti at a .subsetjuent meeting adopt
ed a resolution stating it to be the
.scuse of the Board that it shoultl rec
ommend to the next Legislature the
abandonment of the properties. The
ur.animous opinion of these represen
tative farmers was taken as an ex
pifssion of the farmers of the state
as a whole respociing this, matter.
In view of the conditions that
woultl neeessarily hamper the school
uiuier the situation as it now- exists,
tiie Board decidetl to postpone the
optning of the school until after the
Legislature has had an opporlunity
to act, providing that this can bi
done without forfeiting any of the
Stnte's interests in the properties. To
tliis end an arrangement is' under
way vith Lyndon lnstitute whereby
the lattei- institution is expectetl to
wuive anv claim for forfeiture on the
pait of the State until the Legisla
ture has actecl.
The details connected with this
pian respecting the Vail school are
loft to a committee of the Stato
Board to adjust. This proposod ar
rangement was very satisfactory to
the trustoes of Lyndon lnstitute as it
gives the lnstitute a large property,
which if not profitable to be employ
td, -Jirectly, can be. sold wholly or in
part by the owners.
SOVIET TROOPS FIGHTING i
ON PRUSSIAN FRONTIER i
WARSAW, Aug. 27 Russian So- j
viet troops who took refuge in Prus- !
sia are fightin"- the Poles along the i
frontier. An officiai statement issuetl j
just before last midnight says that
two Soviet batteries hauled by the
rct reatina- Russians f.red upon the
Poles and taht the Soviet forces are
also using machine guns against the
Poles on this sector. Tolish trojops
who have reached the frontier have
been cautioned by their commandors
not to fi re upon German territory.
. Shoes
and GIRLS
$3.33 to $1.85
$3.00 to $5.00
$2.80 to $6.00
Spot
Republican Leaders Deny Chargesf
of Governor Cox In Red Hot
Statements
(By the Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 Chairman Hayes of the Re
publican National Committee in a statement issued to
day saicl: "Of course Candidate Cox failed to prove as
he has failed to prove and will fail to prove his charges.
This is simply because the charges i .
are false . He says millions have
been put into the Republican national
committee bv sinister influcnces to
corrupt the electorate. He first is
reportétl to have said a hundred mil
lion, then Secretary Roosevelt said .'50
million, then Cox sani 15 million while
now Cox says 8 million.
rie attempi.-? to prove fh:s by cpiot
ing from the oliicial bulletin of the
Ways antl Means committee of the
Republican National Committee. A
transcript that is publi.-hed every few
tlays antl sent broadcast over the
country to party members and to
newspapers to instili interest among
the workers, and from an alleged
quota sbeet which he claims indicates
the amount to be raisetl in certain cit
ies which he tloes not even charge was
adopted or any operation had there
under. Candidate Cox, himself a million
aire, has had such intimate knowl
edge of the waisting of millions in
airc.-aft production in his state and
Sec. Roosevelt has had such an inti
mate knowledge of the burning of
billions by the admin.istration of
which he has been an important part,
that these men dream in millions.
They will have an opportunity in
Chicago to prove his insult to the
thousands of good citizens ali over
the country which are counted in the
Republican party. Incidentally, they
will have a chance next wee"k to indi
cate the exposure of their own
money both of their national commit
mi uumm.i.-
tee"and
other agencies ouxaicie
their national committee raising
money to try to aid in Candidate
Cox's election."
REPUBLICAN TREASURER
DENIES COX CHARGES
CHICAGO, Aug-, 27 "Gov. James
Cox's schedule of Republican cam
paign funds in the 51 principal cft
ics is a phony list which I have
Saturday
Special
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Sirloin Roasts Beef
35c lb
Extra Fancv Tot Roasts
22c lb
Stewing Beef 15c lb
Bacon 38c, 3 Ibs. $1.00
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never board of bofore," Fred Up
bani, Republican National treasurer
declarotl today on his return l'ioni
New York. "Soniebody must have
played a joke on the governor," Mr.
Upham declared. The Republican
National Committee have never ap
portionetl any tjuotas to citios. "The
only quotas asigned were made to
statos to be used for both state and
national campaigns. Each city des
ignated city's tiuotas as desii-ed." He
reiterateti the statement of chaiiman
Hayes that the butlget for the na
tional campaign totalled slightly over
threo million and tlenietl Gov. Cox's
charge that he was planning to raise
in oxcess of fifteen million.
CHARGE "DUMMIES" ON
REPUBLICAN LISTS
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 Governor
Cox, Democratic presidential nomi
nee, indicated here today that he
would make further exposures of Re
publican campaign funds within a
week. Pausing here for scarcely
more than an hour on his way from
Pittsburg to New Haven, Gov. Cox
conferred with party leftders on the
effect of his speech in Pittsburg last
night at which he presented informa
tion hearing in his charge that Re
publicans were raising a $15,000,000
fund to buy the presidency.
Just before .his train pulled out he
received newspaper men. Asked if he
would thrust his charges further, Mr.
. y-. -, t,rTr.
t,.j, ,,vit,-T-'ititr--t-7i-i'ws.--tA--
anannouncementby Will Hays, chair
man of the Republican National com
mittee that individuai campaign con
tributions wóuld be restricted to$2000
Mr. Cox said: "Mr. Hays knows that
such a statement isn't true. The
methods used by the Repub-
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We are aiming ali
the while to sell
service and satis
faction with our
merchandise and to
show courtesy on ali
occasiona.
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frigerators. Prices
are right.